Where does “местопис” come from?

местопис (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian место, from Proto-Slavic město — place, location; settlement, town, city.

местопис (Serbo-Croatian): a written record or chronicle of a place;...

Definitions

  1. a written record or chronicle of a place;...

Ancestry of “местопис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianместоplace; space; a settlement
2Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city
Every word from Proto-Slavic město →Every word from Serbo-Croatian место →